>>140710, >>140711
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"However, I agree that Putin is using the legend of Rurik symbolically here. He mentioned Rurik when he spoke with Tucker Carlson. And that Putin believes modern Russia can be traced back to Kiev and the Kievan Rus."

https://greatawakening.win/p/17t1otmFhY/russia-paints-new-military-insig/
https://web.archive.org/web/20110928100555/http://www.history.org.ua/JournALL/ruthenica/5/1.pdf
https://symbolsarchive.com/gungnir-symbol-history-meaning/